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lt he could breathe when up high over his pack lands watching the sun sinking toward the t

as they could, working as loggers and opening one of the few sawmills in the back country. When the government had bought up the land to create the National Forest, Brodi had refused to sell, and they had been grandfathered in. Now they were surrounded by government forest

hest. His long braids danced around his shoulders and fa

to boss Asta again. You know how

nd fought pack rules tooth and nail. She would be the death of him, but he admired her spunk and her sassy mouth. No one else would take

ot only Alpha. Finn was a slight man when compared with most of the rest in the pack. He was barely 6 feet tall with the lean muscles of a runner, not the bulky frame of Brodi, his brothers and

e at odds over one thing or another. After all these centuries together, they had forged only a fragile detent.

the house." Brodi clapped th

black wolf with gray markings on his muzzle and ears. Brodi barked a laugh as he let his wolf overtake him.

*

he clearing toward the main cabin

rodi. Brodi had stopped and taken a dominant stance, his hulking arms crossed across his heavily tattooed chest. Brand stumbled backwards as his brother

up to attempt to meet his brother's eyes through the fall of blonde hair that had covered his forehead when he h

ce to don before his brother had come at him making demands. He slowly pulled on the jeans and thermal t shirt

odi told Brand as he released his

efore turning toward the main cabin where Brodi

think after all these years, he would accept you wholeheartedly as Alpha. You hav

nce soon. We've traveled such a distance, even through time, and still we have not fou

umb to the Curse," Finn said, taking a firm grip of th

curse on his family and his faith was long used up. He feared for his people. "Go find

done to set off her brother. He wasn't worthy of her. He wasn't ancient Norse royalty like the Skölls, but h

asn't sure he'd be able to stand it. So far, Asta hadn't found anyone that interested her for more than a few tumbles in the woods at extended pack gatherings before she tur

rgets set up for practice. He admired the lean muscles of her back and arms as she threw the we

called to her. "Asta! Brod

ouldered the ax she had been about to throw. "

him so. You know it only gets him riled up and then he goes t

but I can't seem to help myself. He tries to lord his size over me all the tim

long lived as they were, they were considered children long after they looked

e to control that temper of his. It's why everyone is so worried about something happening to Brodi." He couldn't

ghtly. "I'll try harder. Now let's go see what my brother has in mind

*

ract him from pronouncing some horribly boring punishment on her for winding up Brand again. She

e," she declared, coming in and taking

ardonic eyebrow

day. Who, by the way, I wouldn't have met if I'd let

i started to

ore Brodi could chastise her. "I met a woman, and you'll never guess what her name was.

ut caved as he always did in the face of her efferv

was Liv. L

in astonishment. "Fenrir? Are yo

fe biologist here to study the wolves in the National F

d like she had just punched him in the gut. She thought this was good news, would have given

nes. She had never seen such intensity in them. "Whe

hat all she had been thinking about was how to get back at Brand and get out of trouble herself when Brodi's life, and that of the entire clan, was in peril. "I'm sorry, Brodi. I should have

er. Meet her somewhere. I don't want her near the compound yet. Not until I know more.

woman took it as her sign to go. "Yes, Alpha," she said